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Cabinet
Cabinet approves creation of Post of Technical Member in SAT, Mumbai
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal for creation of the Post of Technical Member in Securities Appellate Tribunal , Mumbai at the level of Secretary to the Government of India in the pay scale of Rs. 2,25,000/-  or Level 17 of the Pay Matrix as per the 7th Pay Commission.
Benefits:
Creation of the post will facilitate the creation of an additional bench in SAT, Mumbai thereby allowing speedy disposal of the increased number of appeals in SAT with respect to Securities and Exchanges Board of India, , Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India  and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority , which will be much beneficial to investors, pensioners and the general public. The securities market and insurance sector are growing rapidly. With increase in the volume of trading in securities market, and clients in the insurance sector, it is likely that the grievances will also increase. Therefore, it is necessary that a speedy redressal system is established. It would ensure speedy disposal of appeal cases related to insurance, securities market and pension benefitting the general public.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India achieves highest ever single day vaccination mark with the administration of more than 88.13 lakh vaccine doses in the last 24 hours
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage achieved 55 Cr milestone
Recovery Rate  at its highest since March 2020
25,166 Daily New Cases reported in last 24 hours
India's Active Caseload  lowest in 146 days
Active cases constitute 1.15% of total cases; lowest ever since March 2020
Daily Positivity Rate  less than 3% for last 22 days
India has administered more than 88.13 lakh doses in last 24 hours under its Nationwide Vaccination drive. This is highest ever vaccination achieved in a single day since the start of our vaccination drive. Along with this, India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage achieved 55 Cr milestone yesterday. Cumulatively,55,47,30,609 vaccine doses have been administered through 62,12,108 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.
These include:
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,03,50,941
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2nd Dose
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81,20,754
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,82,86,002
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2nd Dose
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1,22,44,940
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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20,20,24,963
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2nd Dose
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1,61,02,484
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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11,87,86,699
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2nd Dose
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4,64,06,915
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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8,17,46,204
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2nd Dose
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4,06,60,707
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Total
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55,47,30,609
The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 21st June, 2021. The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country.
India’s recovery rate stands at97.51%, this is highest since March 2020.
Out of the people infected since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,14,48,754 people have already recovered from COVID-19 and36,830 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours.
India has reported its lowest daily new cases  in 154 days.
Less than 50,000 Daily New Cases have been reported since fifty-oneconsecutive days. This is a result of sustained and collaborative efforts by the Centre and the States/UTs.
India’s Active Caseload at 3,69,846is lowest in 146 days. Active cases now constitute only1.15% of the country's total Positive Cases which is lowest since March 2020.
With substantially ramped up testing capacity across the country, a total of 15,63,985tests were conducted in the last 24 hours in the country. Cumulatively, India has conducted over 49.66 crore  tests so far.
While on one side testing capacity has been enhanced across the country, Weekly Positivity Rate at 1.98%remains less than 3% for last 53 days now. The Daily Positivity rate also stands at 1.61%. Daily Positivity rate has remained below 3% forlast 22 days and below 5% for 71 consecutive days now.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles death of Indian army personnel in bus accident in Ladakh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the death of Indian army personnel in a bus accident in Ladakh.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Anguished by the bus accident in Ladakh in which we have lost our brave army personnel. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope those injured recover at the earliest. All possible assistance is being given to the affected."
The National Disaster Response Force  celebrated its 15th Raising Day here today . The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Nityanand Rai was the chief guest on this occasion and Shri G.V.V. Sarma, Member Secretary, NDMA was the Guest of Honor.
MoS, Shri Nityanad Rai while appreciating the role of the NDRF in saving the human lives and national property in disaster response operations said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister , Shri Amit shah have full faith in the NDRF and it has always been in the forefront to tackle any kind of disaster occurring in the country. The force has earned good name and fame nationally and internationally with its selfless service and unmatched professionalism in disaster management, he said.
While congratulating the Force on its 15th Raising Day, the Minister said that since its inception in 2006, NDRF has saved more than One lakh lives in its 3100 operations and rescued/evacuated over 6.7 lakh people during disasters.
He again said that PM, Shri Narendra Modi is proud of the service done by the NDRF to the nation and praised it for its role in the field of Disaster Management. The Minister said that this force has done commendable job in last few years to save the lives of people in distress by demonstrating high level of professionalism, determination and hard work by countering multiple challenges with bravery.
The Minister also suggested that following the PM, Shri Narendra Modi's directions, NDRF should work in coordination with State SDRFs and collect information of all the available resources and equipments near the disaster prone areas.
Speaking on the training and awareness programmes of the Force , Shri Nitayanad Rai said that NDRF has so far imparted training to more than 4000 volunteers and has a target to give training to more than 70000 volunteers by 2024 at the local levels in different parts of the country.
Member Secretary, NDMA, Shri G.V.V. Sarma also appreciated hard work, sincerity and dedication of Force personnel and applauded its efforts in disaster risk reduction. He also emphasized on the capacity building with SDRFs and procuring the modern equipment and technology for disaster management.
Director General, NDRF Shri S N Pradhan while complementing the NDRF for its role in saving the lives from disasters striking the country during last year, said that it is most visible face in the disaster management as it has always lived up to the expectations of people of the country over the years.
On this occasion, MoS for Home Affairs Sh. Nityanand Rai presented the medals to the awardees of Distinguished Service Medals and trophies to the winner of school safety and best battalion sports competition. A booklet on SOPs was also released on the occasion.
A workshop was also be conducted on ‘Urban flooding & challenges’ and ‘Biological Emergencies & New Technology in Disaster Management’. The program was attended by the Heads of premier disaster management Institutes, senior officers of Central Police Forces and dignitaries from various central agencies..
Department of Space
Union Minister Dr.Jitendra Singh says,ISRO is developing a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle  with private participation to be launched in 1st quarter of 2022
Government has sanctioned Rs.169 Crores for the development of SSLV project
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said, ISRO is developing a Small Satellite Launch Vehicle  with private participation to be launched in 1st quarter of 2022.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, DrJitendra Singh informed that the SSLV will provide a payload capability of 500 kg to a 500 km planar orbit.
The Minister said that the development of SSLV is in the final stages and the first developmental flight of SSLV is targeted during the first quarter of 2022. He said, the Government has sanctioned a total cost of Rs.169 Crores for the development project including the development & qualification of the vehicle systems and the flight demonstration through three development flights .
DrJitendra Singh said that the hardware & structures for the SSLV development project including the solid motor cases, nozzle sub-systems, mandrels for the casting of solid motors, inter-stage structures, actuator motors & fixtures will be realized through private industry.
The development of SSLV has been primarily envisaged to realize a cost-effective launch vehicle with high launch frequency and quick turnaround capability in order to cater to the growing opportunity in the global launch services market for small satellites.
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Ministry of Minority Affairs
Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram , a Centrally Sponsored Scheme , being implemented by Ministry of Minority Affairs, with the objective to develop infrastructure projects in identified areas for their socio-economic development
The Minister of Minority Affairs, Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today informed that the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram , a Centrally Sponsored Scheme , is being implemented by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, with the objective to develop infrastructure projects in identified areas, for socio economic development of said areas. The priority sectors under PMJVK are education, health, skill development, women centric projects etc. In North Eastern Region , the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura are covered under PMJVK. The proposals under PMJVK are sent by the States/Union Territories  as per demand for infrastructure in the identified areas, which are considered and approved by the Empowered Committee  of PMJVK, after due consultation with the concerned Central Ministries. Projects under PMJVK are implemented and managed by the concerned State/ UT Government. The details of projects considered and approved by the EC for the States in NER is given in the minutes of EC which can be accessed on the website of the Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in. The year-wise number of infrastructure projects/ units of works sanctioned and funds approved under PMJVK, since the year 2014-15, for the States in NER, is given in Annexure.
PMJVK is a demand driven scheme and State/ UT-wise allocation of funds is not made under the scheme. Year-wise funds allocated and released under PMJVK since inception, is available on the website of the Ministry www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/cca-min-minority-affairs.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Locust control operations carried out in 1,32,777 hectares area in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices  till 2nd July, 2020; control operations carried out in 1,13,003 hectares area by State Governments
No significant crop losses reported; minor crop losses reported in some districts of Rajasthan
Locust control operations have been done in 1,32,777 hectares area in States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana by Locust Circle Offices  starting from 11th April, 2020 till 2nd July, 2020. In the intervening night of 2nd - 3rd July, 2020, control operations were carried out at 19 places in 7 districts viz. Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Sikar, Jaipur, and Alwar of Rajasthan State and 2 places in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh by LCOs.
State Governments have also been simultaneously carrying out locust control operations. Till 2nd July, 2020, control operations have been done in 1,13,003 hectares area in States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bihar by State Governments. State Agriculture Department of Rajasthan carried out control operations at 4 places in Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Pali, and Dholpur districts in the intervening night of 2nd - 3rd July, 2020 against small groups and scattered population of locusts.
Locust control operation at Dechu –Jodhpur, Rajasthan
A drone operation at Shergarh – Jodhpur, Rajasthan
Presently 60 control teams with spray vehicles are deputed /deployed in State of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh; more than 200 Central Government personnel are engaged in locust control operations. Further, 5 companies with 12 drones are deployed at Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner, Nagaur and Phalodi in Rajasthan for effective control of locusts on tall trees and in inaccessible areas through spraying of pesticides.
No significant crop losses have been reported in the States of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Haryana. However, some minor crop losses have been reported in some districts of Rajasthan.
Today , swarms of immature pink locusts and adult yellow locusts are active in Jaisalmer, Barmer, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Sikar, Jaipur, and Alwar of Rajasthan State and Tikamgarh area of Madhya Pradesh.
As per the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Locust Status Update of 27.06.2020, swarms from Somalia are likely to migrate to the summer breeding areas along the Indo-Pakistan border. In Pakistan, some swarms have started laying eggs in southeast Sindh near the Indian border while swarms hopper bands are forming in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In India, some small groups of immature adults which are moved in eastern parts of Utter Pradesh are likely to disperse without causing much harm.
Weekly virtual meeting on Desert Locust of South-West Asian countries  is being organised by FAO. 15 virtual meetings of the technical officers of South West Asian countries have taken place so far.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Revised guidelines for Home Isolation of mild /asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Stubble Burning
ICAR- Indian Agricultural Research Institute , New Delhi has developed a microbial consortium Pusa Decomposer for in-situ accelerated decomposition of stubble/parali.
Four capsules of this product can be scaled up to 25L liquid formulation which are diluted to 500L and applied in- situ to 1.0 ha of combine harvested rice field having 5-6 tonnes of paddy straw. After application, the microbial decomposer and straw are mixed in soil uniformly using mechanical interventions i.e Rotavator/ Harrow/Reverse mould-board plough followed by light irrigation . It accelerates process of paddy straw decomposition and field is ready for sowing of next crop in 20 days following conventional tilling  practices.
Demonstrations on Pusa Decomposer capsules kits and liquid consortium for in-situ agricultural waste management at farmers’ fields in stubble burning prone areas were carried out at 13,992 hectares. In addition, demonstrations/trials for the Ready-to-use wettable powder formulations were also conducted in collaboration with state governments and various Krishi Vigyan Kendras  covering 1787.6 hectares. The Pusa Decomposer has been put to use in different states viz., Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Bihar, Gujrat and Uttrakhand. Through the schemes of state governments and public private partnership, 6.89 lakh hectares area during 2021 and 7.70 lakhs hectare area during 2022 was covered under in-situ decomposition of stubble.
The Government made wider publicity through various communication means about advantage of use of Pusa Decomposer for rapid decomposition of rice residues. Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and different KVKs in Haryana , Delhi , Uttar Pradesh  and Rajasthan  demonstrated the application of Pusa Decomposer. Also the license of the pusa decomposer technology has been transferred to nine other entities for its enhanced application for in-situ decomposition of stubble/ parali.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
The air quality over Delhi-NCT is likely to remain in Moderate category during next three days from 02.06.2021 to 04.06.2021
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department :
Wind Pattern and Ventilation Index Forecast
Air mass inflow forecast in Delhi along with predicted ventilation coefficient and weather forecast is as follows:
- The air quality over Delhi-NCT is likely to remain in Moderate category during next three days from 02.06.2021 to 04.06.2021. The predominant pollutant will be PM10. The strong surface winds are favourable for raising dust locally and transport of dust from nearby region. The Outlook for subsequent 5 Days: The air quality is likely to remain in Moderate category till 7th and Poor category later on.
- The predominant surface wind is likely to be coming from West directions of Delhi with wind speed 12-16 kmph, partly cloudy sky with possibility of very light rain/thundershowers on 02.06.2021. The predominant surface wind is likely to be coming from Southwest/West directions of Delhi with wind speed 10-20 kmph, partly cloudy sky with possibility of very light rain/thundershowers on 03.06.2021. The predominant surface wind is likely to be coming from West directions of Delhi with wind speed 12-18 kmph with partly cloudy sky on 04.06.2021.
- Predicted maximum mixing depth is likely to be approx. 3950 m on 02.06.2021, 4050 m on 03.06.2021 and . 3100 m on 04.06.2021 over Delhi. Maximum Ventilation index is likely to be approx. 20000 m2/s on 02.06.2021, 10000 m2/s on 03.06.2021 and 17000 m2/s 04.06.2021. The ventilation index lower than 6000 m2/s with average wind speed less than 10 kmph is unfavourable for dispersion of pollutants.
- The strong surface winds are favourable for raising dust locally and transport of dust from nearby region, thereby making PM10 predominant pollutant.
- Detailed forecast analysis and verification can be seen at https://ews.tropmet.res.in.

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Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh pays glowing tributes to Indian National Army veteran Major Ishwar Lal Singh
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today paid glowing tributes to Indian National Army  veteran Major Ishwar Lal Singh at a memorial service held in New Delhi. After laying a wreath, at the urn containing ashes of Major Ishwar Lal Singh, the Raksha Mantri fondly recalled his meeting with the INA veteran about three years ago in Singapore. He said that India will not forget the sacrifices made by the soldiers of the Indian National Army  and its leader Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. Shri Rajnath Singh said Netaji was the epitome of values and ideals and he fought for values and never compromised on the ideals of freedom.
The Raksha Mantri added that contrary to perception Netaji had great respect for Mahatma Gandhi and he took lead in terming Mahatama Gandhi as the Father of Nation. Netaji even designated one of his Brigades as Mahatma Gandhi Brigade, Raksha Mantri added.
The memorial service in honor of Major Ishwar Lal was organized by Ministry of Culture and Archeological Survey of India. Many Army veterans were present on the occasion and paid their tributes to mortal remains of INA veteran.
Major Ishwar Lall Singh, a 92-year-old Singaporean veteran of the Indian National Army served under the leadership of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. In his early teens, his father had arranged for him to join the Indian National Army . He was a resident of the Sree Narayana Mission Nursing Home in Yishun. He died on 5th August, 2022.
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PM congratulates N Biren Singh on taking oath as Manipur CM
PM congratulates N Biren Singh on taking oath as Manipur CM
Cabinet
Cabinet approves setting up of a Commission to examine the Sub-Categorization within OBCs
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today approved a proposal for setting up of a Commission under article 340 of the Constitution to examine the issue of sub-categorization of the Other Backward Classes .
The Commission shall submit its report within 12 weeks from the date of appointment of the Chairperson of the Commission. The Commission shall be known as the Commission to examine the sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes.
The proposed terms of references of the Commission are as follows:
 To examine the extent of inequitable distribution of benefits of reservation among the castes/ communities included in the broad category of OBCs, with reference to the OBCs included in the Central list.
 To work out the mechanism, criteria, norms and parameters, in a scientific approach, for sub-categorization within such OBCs, and,
 To take up the exercise of identifying the respective castes/communities/ sub-castes/ synonyms in the Central List of OBCs and classifying them into their respective sub-categories.
The Supreme Court in its order dated 16.11.1992 in WP No. 930/1990  observed that there is no Constitutional or legal bar to a State categorizing backward classes as backward or more backward and had further observed that if a State chooses to do it , it is not impermissible in law.
Nine States of the country viz., Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Karnataka, Haryana, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have already carried out sub-categorization of Other Backward Classes.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
2000 Participants from SAI, NSS and NYKS to take part in“Run for Unity”
Department of Sports, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports would participate in “Run for Unity” on 31st October,2018, as part of observance of “RashtriyaEktaDiwas” along with 2000 participants from Sports Authority of India , National Service Scheme  and National Yuva Kendra Sangathan  at India Gate, NewDelhi.
Sports Celebrities namely Sh. Zafar Iqbal , Mrs. Mary Kom ,Sh. Sharad , Ms. Dipa K Karmakar,Mr. Abhishek Verma and Ms. Sonia Lather will take part in the “Run”.
Major Dhyanchand National Stadium has geared up for conducting the “Run for Unity”.The Ministry has arranged 2000 T-Shirts for the participants and a Flag for “Flag Off for the Run”.